Pujara scored his second century in as many Tests to put India in the driver's seat.

The nightmare continues for Sri Lanka: the second Test at Colombo has begun in pretty much the same fashion as the first one. As in the first Test, two Indians scored a century on the opening day, the first time this has happened in consecutive overseas Tests.

Cheteshwar Pujara, with his zen-like approach, continued to loot the Sri Lankan attack, who were further depleted by Nuwan Pradeep’s injury towards the end of the day. Ajinkya Rahane provided the perfect support, compiling his own hundred in the double-century stand, his sixth outside India.

Here are all the important numbers from the first day’s play of the second Test:

0 - Before India, no team had posted more than 300 on the first day of two consecutive Tests of a series.

1 - When he reached his fifty, Cheteshwar Pujara became the leading run getter in 2017, displacing Dean Elgar at the top of the batting charts in just his 12th innings.